Mariah Carey's 25 Top Billboard Hit Songs | Billboard COMMENTS On this date 25 years ago, June 2, 1990, Mariah Carey began her incomparable Billboard chart career. "Retro-flavored pop/R&B ballad has all the elements necessary to propel newcomer to diva status: infectious melodies, lush instrumentation and a vocal performance brimming with unbridled power and confidence." That's how Billboard praised Mariah Carey's debut single, "Vision of Love," as a "new and noteworthy" pick in the magazine's May 26, 1990 review of the song. Even despite such lofty early approval, few could've predicted just how legendary a career Carey would forge on Billboard charts. Highlights include the most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s by a solo artist (18), the most weeks at No. 1 of any act (79) and the chart's longest-running No. 1 of all-time, "One Sweet Day," with Boyz II Men (16 weeks).

Twenty-five years ago today, as predicted, Carey began her ascent to diva status: in the Billboard issue dated June 2, 1990, "Vision" entered three charts: the Hot 100, at No. 73, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (No. 85) and Adult Contemporary (No. 38). Her smoky introductory single, unlike any at a time when pop radio was powered by dance-oriented pop, new jack swing and big-hair ballads, would top all three tallies. Mariah Carey Shares Video for 'Infinity': Watch On the 25th anniversary of Carey's maiden Billboard chart voyages – and, as she continues to add to her chart legacy, with her new single, "Infinity" (which she performed in a medley with "Vision" at the Billboard Music Awards May 17), crowning the Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 upon the arrival of its new video – Billboard looks back at her 25 biggest Hot 100 hits, counted down from No. 25 to a place she's known more than any other solo act on the ranking: No. 1.

Mariah Carey's 25 Biggest Billboard Hits is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. The ranking is based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 having the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 proportionately less. Due to various changes in chart rules and methodology through the years, songs have had reigns at No. 1 and on the chart of varying average lengths. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from all years, time frames were weighted to account for the differences in song turnover rates. 25, Obsessed No. 7 peak, 2009 The song became Carey's 27th, and most recent, Hot 100 top 10, tied for the fifth-best sum in the chart's history. 24, Make It Happen No. 5, 1992 Its disco beat and upbeat title contrast with a vulnerable reflection of Carey's life prior to her chart breakthrough: "Not more than three short years ago / I was abandoned and alone / Without a penny to my name / So very young and so afraid." 23, I Still Believe No. 4, 1999 Carey sang backup on Brenda K.

Starr's original version, which hit No. 13 in 1988. Eleven years, and Carey's superstardom, later, Carey's cover rose nine notches higher. 22, Endless Love (with Luther Vandross) No. 2, 1994 Among Carey's legendary duet partners over the years: in addition to Vandross, Brian McKnight, Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men (coming up later in the countdown …) 21, Touch My Body No. 1 (two weeks), 2008 Carey's 18th, and most recent, No. 1. Among all acts, only the Beatles, with 20, boast more. 20, Heartbreaker (feat. Jay-Z) No. 1 (two weeks), 1999 This 1999 hit granted Carey more history: she became the first, and remains the only, artist to spend time at No. 1 in every year of a decade (1990-99). (She extended her run to 2000, via "Thank God I Found You," featuring Joe and 98 Degrees.) 19, I'll Be There No.

1 (two weeks), 1992 The Jackson 5 first took the song to No. 1 in 1970 – the year that Carey was born. 18, Don't Forget About Us No. 1 (two weeks), 2005-06 Carey's 17th No. 1 was added on to her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi, which was reissued later that year. 17, Honey No. 1 (three weeks), 1997 Its video serves as a not-so-subtle mirror of her marriage to Sony exec Tommy Mottola, and subsequent separation. It's from the album that also alludes to her then-sense of renewal, Butterfly. 16, Can't Let Go No. 2, 1992 Carey's first song to miss the Hot 100's summit after a record-breaking five career-opening No. 1s (see No. 6, below), it soared to a still-impressive No. 2 peak. 15, I Know What You Want (with Busta Rhymes, feat. the Flipmode Squad) No.

3, 2003 The track marks Rhymes' highest rank as a lead artist, tied with an earlier collab with a superstar female: "What's It Gonna Be?!," with Janet Jackson. 14, My All No. 1 (one week), 1998 Carey was inspired to co-write the ballad, and employ its Latin sonic elements, after visiting Puerto Rico. 13, Without You/Never Forget You No. 3, 1994 Despite her pop/R&B base, Carey has covered rock-based tunes, from Nilsson's "Without You" to Journey's "Open Arms" and even Def Leppard's "Bringin' On the Heartbreak." 12, Shake It Off No. 2, 2005 Before Taylor Swift's song of the same name, Carey's peaked at No. 2 for six weeks (a year prior to Swift's chart arrival). 11, I Don't Wanna Cry No. 1 (two weeks), 1991 All four singles from Carey's self-titled debut album topped the Hot 100, with this heartfelt ballad wrapping the set's perfect run. 10, Always Be My Baby No.

1 (two weeks), 1996 The majority of scenes from the song's video were filmed at The Fresh Air Fund 's Camp Mariah, named after Carey in honor of her contributions. 9, Hero No. 1 (four weeks), 1993-94 The inspirational song hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 dated Dec. 25, 1993. A year later, her 1994 holiday classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" would begin soundtracking the most wonderful day of the year. 8, Someday No. 1 (two weeks), 1991 After two career-starting ballads, Carey proved her way with club material, too, as this hit became her third Hot 100 No. 1. 7, Dreamlover No. 1 (eight weeks), 1993 The first single from every proper studio album that Carey released in the '90s topped the Hot 100. This breezy smash became the third of her six lead-single leaders in the decade. 6, Emotions No.

1 (three weeks), 1991 Another history-maker for Carey: the lead track from her second album of the same name became her record fifth Hot 100 No. 1 from the start of her career. She bested the Jackson 5, who'd begun with four No. 1s in 1970 (capped by Carey's future No. 1 "I'll Be There"; see No. 19, above). 5, Fantasy No. 1 (eight weeks), 1995 Carey's most hip-hop-leaning hit to that point, it samples Tom Tom Club's early '80s gem "Genius of Love." Additional chart history: It became the first song by a female artist ever to debut atop the Hot 100. 4, Vision of Love No. 1 (four weeks), 1990 'With an ideal slow-dancing tempo, it still managed to swing," wrote Carey biographer Chris Nickson. And, "on the final chorus, her voice [flies] toward those trademark high notes. ['Vision'] was the perfect introduction to her voice." 3, Love Takes Time No. 1 (three weeks), 1990 Carey's second No.

1 was considered so vital by Columbia Records that it was added to her debut album after the set had been mastered. "[On] some of the original copies of the record, they didn't have time to print the name of the song," co-writer Ben Margulies remembers. "So, the song's on there, but it doesn't say that it's on there. It was actually strong enough to stop the pressing." 2, One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) No. 1 (16 weeks), 1995-96 A record most recently challenged by Mark Ronson's 14-week No. 1 "Uptown Funk!," featuring Bruno Mars, but yet toppled: with 16 weeks on top, "One Sweet Day" remains the longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1 in the chart's 56-year history. 1, We Belong Together No. 1 (14 weeks), 2005 Fifteen years into her career, Carey scored her biggest hit, which spent the most time in the Hot 100's top 10 (23 weeks) and top 40 (35) of any in her catalog.

While its lyrics relay her yearning for a faraway love, "We Belong Together" also describes the combo of Carey and her fans, as well as, for 25 years, Carey and the upper echelons of Billboard charts. MariahCarey > News > Ranking Mariah Carey's greatest No. 1 hits (EW.com) This month, Mariah Carey celebrates her 18 No. 1 songs – the most of any solo artist in pop music history – with the launch of both a Las Vegas residency and a new greatest-hits album. We celebrate her right back by putting each smash in our own (highly subjective) order. 1. “Fantasy” (1995, 8 weeks) “Fantasy” isn’t just the platonic ideal of a Mariah Carey single—it’s an all-around perfect song. Built on a squiggling sample borrowed from Tom Tom Club’s 1981 hit “Genius of Love,” the track (co-produced by Carey, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Dave Hall) hit just hard enough to cement Carey’s hip-hop bona fides but was still bubbly enough for suburban middle-school dances.

Combs enlisted Wu-Tang Clan ringleader Ol’ Dirty Bastard to add some New York City grit to the remix; as a result, even listeners habitually allergic to rap music know that “Me and Mariah/ Go back like babies with pacifiyahs” line by heart. And of course, there’s Carey’s sugar-smacked vocal floating above it all, as fizzy, rich, and satisfying as an ice cream soda on a hot summer boardwalk. 2. “Always Be My Baby” (1996, 2 weeks) She had us at the first “doo-doo-doo dow.” Add a few more taffy-sticky coos, and no, there’s no way we would ever try to shake her—even if we didn’t know yet that “always” really would last this long. 3. “Vision of Love” (1990, 4 weeks) Carey didn’t so much debut with her very first single as descend fully formed, like a Lycra-clad Venus on the half shell. Who had heard high notes like those outside of an opera house? When had we ever even been to the opera?

It didn’t matter; by the time she hit that epic final vocal run, Our Lady of Infinite Melismata was consecrated. 4. “Emotions” (1991, 3 weeks) As if to prove her first album wasn’t a fluke, Mariah went ahead and sang the hell out of the first single on her second full-length, too. Sure, it’s got one of the most cartoonishly nonspecific choruses ever written (“You’ve got me feeling emotions!”), but the way she double-jumps her own range into Virgin Galactic territory? Legendary. 5. “Honey” (1997, 3 weeks) Mimi made her declaration of independence with a staccato piano line, a classic rap sample, and an exhalation of nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nahs: “Honey” was the first single to follow her split from husband/Svengali Tommy Mottola, and the symbolism of the track’s James Bond-ian video, which showcased Carey slipping out of handcuffs and speeding off on a Jet Ski, was not lost on listeners. Neither was its sinuous hook; the song became her third to debut at No. 1.

6 “Someday” (1991, 2 weeks) Carey has always been the mistress of pretty pining, but she knew how to flip the script when her Mimi-ness went unappreciated. Here, she lets an ex foolish enough to walk away know just what he’ll be missing. You think you’ll find better, boy? No such thing. 7. “One Sweet Day” (1995, 16 weeks) Goose bumps, every time. Mariah’s heavenly vocals, combined with the song’s universal message and the sweet harmonies of Boyz II Men, undoubtedly helped it become the longest-running No. 1 in Billboard chart history—a staggering four straight months at the top. 8. “We Belong Together” (2005, 14 weeks) While this later gem may lack the effortless octave-sweeping of her earlier hits, Carey’s syncopated ode to destiny is still one of her most enduring portraits of heartbreak and all its frustrations. (When love has left you, not even the airwaves are safe: “So I turn the dial/Trying to catch a break/And then I hear Babyface.”) 9.

“Love Takes Time” (1990, 3 weeks) With just the softest synthesizer tinkle, a touch of percussion, and what may well have been a borrowed pair of back-porch wind chimes, she made every last listener feel the utter despair of a breakup: “Losing my mind/From this hollow in my heart/Suddenly I’m so incomplete.” Cry, crawl toward the chardonnay bottle on the kitchen floor, repeat. 10. “Heartbreaker” (1999, 2 weeks) It’s hard to imagine a world where Jay Z plays backup for anyone. But in Carey’s lead single off 1999’s Rainbow, Hova does just that and steals the song: As Carey soars/sleepwalks through (by then) trademark Mimi leitmotifs of unavailable men, regret, codependency, and game-playin’, Jay busts on in to pair “Jacuzzi” with “newbie.” 11. “I Don’t Wanna Cry” (1991, 2 weeks) This weeper from her eponymous debut is a rallying—sorry, we can’t help it—cry for the love-starved and lonely.

If the title was a directive, well, mission not accomplished. 12. “Don’t Forget About Us” (2005, 2 weeks) The lilting chorus, those breathy harmonies, that mammoth note at the end just because she can—”Don’t Forget” hits all of Mariah’s strengths in one fell swoop. And don’t forget about the sassy bridge, where Carey spills all the tea: “I bet she can’t do it like me/She’ll never be MC.” 13. “Dreamlover” (1993, 8 weeks) So fresh and summery and carefree that its video—one of the first ever directed by “Blurred Lines” and “We Can’t Stop” helmer Diane Martel—was just the logical extension of the track’s glorious, frolicking-in-cutoffs groove. Vocally, “Dreamlover” was the moment Mariah stopped trying so hard, and her newfound breeziness helped her graduate from superstar to unstoppable cosmic force. (In cutoffs.) 14.

“My All” (1998, 1 week) By 1997’s Butterfly, the collection from which this let-the-candles-burn ballad comes, Carey’s music had officially become a blend of hip-hop-inflected R&B and pop that couldn’t be parsed for parts. Though it could, apparently, be put through a slow-burn flamenco filter and zhuzhed up with some serious sensuality and Spanish guitar. 15. “I’ll Be There” (1992, 2 weeks) Believe it or not, Carey hadn’t made many live appearances before taking the stage for MTV Unplugged; she thought of herself mostly as a studio artist and a producer. But her raw, soulful deconstruction of key songs from her first two albums was a revelation, as was her cover of the Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There.” In recasting one of Michael Jackson’s all-time greatest songs, she made it utterly her own. 16.

“Hero” (1993, 4 weeks) There’s a timelessness to “Hero” that’s almost jarring—it’s such a classic chest-pounder that it’s as if we’ve always had “Hero,” and the imaginary movie scene to go with it (A brave astronaut blasts off to save the planet? A firefighter cradles a puppy rescued from a burning orphanage?). That elusive quality will keep the song and sentiment in rotation forever—which probably makes Carey glad she didn’t give this one away to its intended recipient, Gloria Estefan. 17. “Touch My Body” (2008, 2 weeks) Five-octave range be damned: Only Mariah could spend an entire song essentially sing-talking and still have the pluck to purr, “Come on and give me what I deserve.” Amid sporadic finger snaps and plinking piano keys, she implores her secret lover (memorably portrayed in the song’s video by 30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer) not to blab, or else: “I will hunt you down.” 18.

“Thank God I Found You” (2000, 1 week) Carey’s first chart-topper of the 21st century isn’t by any means her best: It suffers from cluttered boy-band production, an indistinct chorus, and an insistence that we should take seriously anybody in 98 Degrees not named Lachey. Those weak spots earn it last place on our list, but not necessarily in our hearts—which have always had room for even Mimi’s ugliest platinum ducklings. Mariah Carey - Biography - IMDb Mariah Carey Biography Showing all 131 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (6) | Trivia (89) | Personal Quotes (28) | Salary (1) Overview (4) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) Mariah Carey was born in Long Island, New York. She is the daughter of Patricia (Hickey), a singer and vocal coach, who is of Irish descent, and Alfred Roy Carey, an engineer, who was of Afro-Cuban ancestry. Mariah attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School.

In June of 1990, Mariah made her debut with "Mariah Carey" which entered at #73, but on August 4, 1990, it reached #1. Her 1990 self-titled debut album went multi-platinum and spawned an extraordinary four consecutive #1 singles: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry," and led to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist. Her 1993 album titled Music Box went ten-times platinum. On September 30, 1995, she made music history. Her single "Fantasy" from her 1995 Daydream album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female artist to accomplish a number one debut in the U.S. Her other Daydream's single "One Sweet Day" remained for 16 weeks at the top of the charts. She is the only artist since The Beatles to have so many #1 singles and albums.

With "Heartbreaker", the first single from her 1999 album Rainbow and also her 14 #1 single, she became the only artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s, and with "Heartbreaker" at its 60th week atop the Billboard's charts, she pushed ahead of The Beatles 's 59-week record as the only artist with the most cumulative weeks spent atop Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Following "Heartbreaker," her second single "Thank God I Found You" also from her Rainbow album became her 15th #1. "We Belong Together" from her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi became her 16th #1 single and was also her first #1 without any guest artists since her song "My All" (also a #1 single) captured the top spot in May 1998. The single "Don't Forget About Us" also from her 2005 album Emancipation of Mimi became her 17th #1 single, tying her with Elvis Presley's 17 #1 singles.

Three more Grammy Awards were gained from The Emancipation of Mimi album. She is the most successful selling female artist in music history and is the only female artist to have the most #1 singles and albums and also holds the record for straight #1 singles and albums each year. Along with numerous awards and incredible vocal range, she also composes all of her own material, with the exception of song covers. In April 2008, the single "Touch My Body" became her 18th #1 single, pushing her ahead of Elvis Presley's 17 #1 singles. Now she is the only artist since The Beatles to have as many number one singles and the only singer alive likely to succeed them.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Randie Spouse (2) Labels her albums, videos, photographs, and clothing with butterflies Spectacular vocal range spanning five octaves Husky speaking voice contrasting her light, airy singing vocals Curvaceous, buxom figure Beauty mark below her mouth Exponent of the "melisma" style of vocal articulation where several different notes are often sung over the length of a word or syllable Trivia (89) Bought Marilyn Monroe 's white lacquered baby grand piano at auction in October 1999 for $600,000 plus commission. Got her name from the song "They Call the Wind Maria" (spelled 'Maria' without the H, but pronounced 'Mariah'). The popular Lerner & Loewe musical Paint Your Wagon (1969), starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood , which was enjoying a great deal of success after its release in 1969, and the song containing Mariah's name, was a favorite of mother Patricia. Worked a variety of odd jobs to support herself, including hat/coat-checker, hostess, hair sweeper in hair salons, and waitress.

She stated that she got fired from all her jobs because of her attitude and was concentrating of becoming a backing singer and mixing demos. Attended Oldfield Middle School and Harborfield High School. Her paternal grandfather was an Afro-Cuban immigrant and her paternal grandmother was African-American. Her mother, who is Caucasian, is of Irish descent. While Mariah's grandfather, Roberto Nuñez (later Robert Carey), is often described in news reports as having been from Venezuela, all censuses and records indicate he was born in Cuba. Honored by the Congressional Award in Washington, D.C. with the 1999 Horizon Award. The Horizon Award is a special recognition from the Joint Leadership of the United States Congress and the Congressional Award Board of Directors. The Horizon Award is presented to individuals from the private sectors who have contributed to expanding opportunities for all Americans through their own personal contributions, and who have set exceptional examples for young people through their successes in life. Is the only female artist (and second artist or group ever) to have 18 #1 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. 1990: Made her singing debut at age 20.

Had the nickname "Mirage" in high school, because she never showed up for class. (July 25, 2001) According to her spokesperson, Mariah suffered a physical and emotional breakdown, and spent the next couple weeks recovering in a Connecticut mental hospital. Appeared on the benefit concert "A Tribute to Heroes" and sang the song "Hero" in dedication to the families, friends, victims and heroes of the World Trade Center tragedy. [September 2001] 2001: Signed an $80 million deal with Virgin Records for her next four albums. Founder of Camp Mariah, a serene escape located in Fishkill, New York for inner-city youth to embrace the arts, introduce career opportunities, and build self-esteem. Named one of People magazine's "25 Most Intriguing People of 2001". (January 26, 2002) Virgin Records bought out her $80 million contract for $28 million. The primary reason being the failure of her Glitter (2001) album and film.

Single "One Sweet Day" holds the record for the single staying most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (a record 16 weeks). With 18 #1 hits, she is in second place among all artists with the most No. 1 hits in music history, with The Beatles remaining in first place with 20 #1 hits. She surpassed Elvis Presley 's 17 #1 hits with "Touch My Body" as her 18th #1. Owns a three-floor apartment in New York City. Signed a three-album deal with Island/Def Jam records for a reported $21-24 million. She had already started work on a new album, which had no release date at that point. Meanwhile, WiseGirls (2002), her movie with Mira Sorvino , premiered on HBO in the fall of 2002. [May 2002] Ranked #36 in the American edition of FHM magazine's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll. Her seventh studio album, titled "Charmbracelet", was released on December 3, 2002, a week earlier than originally planned.

Is the most successful female singer-songwriter of all time, with 17 #1 hits and more than 160 million records sold worldwide. Her paternal grandfather, Roberto Nuñez, changed his last name to "Carey" after moving to New York City from Cuba; he hoped a British Isles surname would help him make a good life in the United States. He took the name Carey from his biological father. Roberto's mother, Margarita Nuñez, was with a man named Carey, but they were not married. Used to be a backup singer for Brenda K. Starr . The first single from the Glitter (2001) soundtrack, "Loverboy", was the #1 bestselling single in the year 2001. Has worked with an extensive amount of musicians, including: Brian McKnight , Whitney Houston , Boyz II Men, Jay Z , Snoop Dogg , Cam'ron , Carole King , Céline Dion , Michael Jackson , 98 Degrees, Joe, Da Brat , Missy Elliott , Aretha Franklin , Shania Twain and many, many more.

She has twice recorded Phil Collins ' song "Against All Odds", initially on her album "Rainbow" and then a collaboration with Westlife hit number one in the United Kingdom in 2000. Mariah's mother, Patricia (Hickey), is a former mezzo-soprano New York City opera singer and a freelance vocal coach. Patricia was also Mariah's vocal coach. Mariah's father, Alfred Roy Carey, was an aeronautical engineer. Her highest note thus far was a G#7 (a few keys from the top of a piano) hit during two live performances of "Emotions" in 1991. Also, she has hit an A2 in her 1998 hit "My All", verifying her five-octave range. Also, celebrity vocal coach Mark Baxter says that he has heard Mariah sing past the top note on the piano. Her siblings are Alison and Morgan, and are significantly older by eight years. Mariah writes and co-writes as well as produces and co-produces her own songs, including all of her number one hits (with the exception of her cover of "I'll Be There").

Her wedding to Tommy Mottola was modeled after the royal wedding of 'Prince Charles' and Princess Diana . Her excuse for using the royal wedding as basis for her own was that she never really had much interest in weddings as a girl, and she wanted to know what such a gala affair should be like. Even the tiara she wore, a family heirloom, was redesigned to look like Princess Diana 's. Her wedding dress was an ivory-silk duchess satin gown designed by Vera Wang , with a 8.25 m (27') train and matching satin pumps. The whole affair cost almost $US0.5M, not including the 1893 sixpence Mariah put in one of her shoes for luck. With "Heartbreaker", the first single from her 1999 album "Rainbow", she became the only artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s. Made music history when "Fantasy" (from her 1995 album "Daydream") became a #1. With "Fantasy", she became the first female artist to debut at #1 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100s.

"Heartbreaker", the first single from her 1999 album "Rainbow" became her 14th #1 single, and with "Heartbreaker" it marked Mariah's 60th week atop the charts, which broke a long-standing 59-week record established by The Beatles as the artist with the most weeks at #1 in the 41-year history of the Billboard's Hot 100. "Thank God I Found You" also from the "Rainbow" album, was her 15 #1. "We Belong Together" from her 2005 album "The Emancipation of Mimi" became her 16th #1 single, is also Hot 100's Greatest Airplay Gainer, and moved to #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart to become her ninth #1 chart topper there. It is also her first #1 without any guest artists since her song "My All" captured the top spot in May 1998. "Don't Forget About Us" became her 17th #1 single, tying her with Elvis Presley 's 17 #1 singles.

She beat Presley's record with "Touch My Body" as her 18th #1 single. Some of her prestigious awards include five Grammy Awards, numerous Grammy nominations, numerous Radio Music Awards, many American Music Awards, Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" Award and the World Music Award for "World's Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium" to name a few. Her mother Patricia discovered Mariah's talent in 1972 while rehearsing at home for her New York City Opera debut as Maddalena in Giuseppe Verdi 's "Rigoletto". Patricia said, "From the time Mariah was a tiny girl. she sang on true pitch; she was able to hear sound and duplicate it exactly. I missed my cue, but Mariah didn't. She sang it - in Italian - at exactly the right point. She wasn't even yet 3." From then on, Patricia began coaching Mariah. Some of her albums feature the serif typeface friz quadrata. Ranked #17 in the 2000 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".

Ranked #99 in the 2001 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World". Ranked #47 in Ask men's top 99 "most desirable" women of 2001. Some of her musical influences include Aretha Franklin , Gladys Knight , Minnie Riperton and Stevie Wonder . "The Emancipation of Mimi", named the biggest-selling album of 2005, generated an all-time career-high eight Grammy nominations for Mariah. The album includes her 16th and 17th #1 career singles, "We Belong Together" and "Don't Forget About Us", respectively - which tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley 's 17 #1's. She passed Presley with her 18th #1 single, "Touch My Body". Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to match or surpass The Beatles ' all-time high 20 #1 hits.

For the first time in history, a non current song, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (1994) reached the #1 spot in the Digital Songs and Tracks the week of December 22, 2005. Was among the guests at Usher Raymond 's 26th birthday party. Her godmother is Patti LaBelle . Named #15 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. Her longest note is in her song "Lead the Way", where she holds a note for about 21 seconds long. In full-voice (no Whistle), she can sing up to G6, as in the song "You're So Cold" where she ad-libs down to F2 (two notes lower than the A2 in "My All") and back up to F6, seconds later, she hits F7# in the Whistle register. Studied over 500 hours of beauty school and hair salon prior to becoming a singer. Named #28 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement.

Gave acclaimed performances at State Kremlin Palace, Moscow and in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2003. The first presents that Mariah indulged herself, were a Ford Mustang convertible and an apartment with a stunning view in New York's Upper East Side on the 21st floor of a high-rise building. She decorated it with her idol's posters ( Marilyn Monroe ) and lived there with her two cats Ninja and Thompkins. Used to be a vegetarian but stopped for ex-husband Tommy Mottola . Ranked #19 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. According to some reports, she insured her body for $10M during the shooting of Glitter (2001). Is mentioned in the Vanessa Hudgens song "Promise", and the Freeway song "Flipside". 2001: Had a breakdown with the press, grabbed an interviewer's tape recorder and spoke directly to her fans: "I want them to know that this is a freaking, complete clown-fest". Is the only act to have had a number one single in the United States every year of the 1990s.

The Guinness Book of World Records awarded her the record for the highest note hit by a human, after she hit the G7# note during a live performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner". She also held the record for possessing the largest vocal range A2-G7#. [March 2003] 1998: Toured Australia and said the highlight of her trip was swimming with dolphins. Her official website features "Mariahisms", her favorite sayings, including "Lamb", "Bing bong" and "Okie dokie smokey". Named "America's Most Misunderstood Black Woman", by Essence magazine. Failed her driver's license test three times. In the mid 1990s, she thanked her mother by buying her a house. She gathered her mother's possessions and put them in the new house, as well as framing photos and putting them on the wall. Then she pretended they were just looking at the house. Mariah says: "It was the most incredible thing I've ever been able to do.". Wanted to be a genie when she was a kid.

154,000 copies of her album, "E=MC2", were sold on its first day of release. [April 2008] Merited a place in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" (Artists & Entertainers section) with a tribute written by Stevie Wonder (Issue May 12, 2008). Ranked #71 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2008 list. Has a dog named JJ. Her publicist is Cindi Berger . Was one month pregnant with her twins Monroe and Moroccan when she completed performing on "The Angels Advocate Tour". Was originally cast as Tangie Adrose/Orange in For Colored Girls (2010), but after dropping out due to medical reasons she was replaced by Thandie Newton . Founded Crave Records (1997-1998). Her legs are insured for $1 billion. According to several interviews with Mariah Carey, her birth certificate, and her twins' birth certificates, Mariah has no middle name.

Mariah said in a CNN interview (04/30/2005), her mother did not give her a middle name because she felt the full name "Mariah Carey" can be her "stage name". Mariah's daughter, Monroe Cannon, also does not have a middle name because Mariah herself does not have one. Returned to work 6 months after giving birth to her twins Monroe and Moroccan to begin recording her 14th studio album. (April 30, 2008) Married for the second time her boyfriend of a month Nick Cannon following a 5-day-long engagement. 2009: Debut of her perfume "Luscious Pink". Is a staunch liberal Democrat. Separated from her second husband of 6 years Nick Cannon . [May 2014] Gave birth to her twins (her first and second children) at age 41, son Moroccan Cannon (Morrocan "Roc" Scott Cannon) and daughter Monroe Cannon (Monroe "Roe" Cannon) on April 30, 2011. Children's father is her now-estranged 2nd husband, Nick Cannon .

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 5, 2015. In a relationship with Australian billionaire James Packer , as of the middle of 2015. Her new property, with James Packer , is on 1 acre, took 5 years to build and was reportedly, never put up for sale. Mariah and billionaire James Packer announced their engagement on Thursday, 23rd January, 2016, after the businessman popped the question in Carey's hometown, with a diamond ring which weighs in at around 35 carats. When they got engaged, both Carey and James Packer were still legally married; Mariah to Nick Cannon , James to Erica Packer. Moved in with fiance James Packer in November 2015. Mariah and fiancé James Packer have split up [October 2016]. Good friends with Lee Daniels .. Personal Quotes (28) [Madison Square Garden, 1995] This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don't ever give up!

Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me! [taking a swipe at her critics at the 1999 Billboard Music awards] Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumors, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you. We've come a long way and I feel like I'm just getting started. Because as an artist, and most importantly as a person, I am genuinely happy to finally be free to be who I am. Thank you. There is a light at the end of the tunnel . . . hopefully it's not a freight train!

Music is what I love and it's what I feel and it's in me and to know that I can do something that I enjoy and hopefully bring some enjoyment to other people through what I do is an incrediable feeling and I am just really thankful for it [on the importance of her music] One person could say, "'Hero' is a schmaltzy piece of garbage', but another person can write me a letter and say, "I've considered committing suicide every day of my life for the last ten years until I heard that song and I realized after all I can be my own hero". And that, that's an unexplainable feeling, like I've done something with my life, ya know? [interview in Hip Hop Magazine] A lot of the time they [the media] form the idea in listeners' minds. Calling me a "pop diva" without listening to my work so when I come out with an urban song it's like, "Pop diva goes black". I mean, puh-lease. Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go. I'm not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention.

Some things are better left unsaid A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time. I'm not vain, I'm insecure. I decided to make my own ski-wear range after I found there were no fashion outfits for me to wear on the piste. It's hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don't know me. I prayed very hard for this to happen and it happened. I don't even think about what I've achieved, I haven't focused on it and I wish I had, because I really want to enjoy it, and I don't know if I am enjoying it, because I am going through my life like a bulldozer. I still haven't marveled at it. I don't mind being compared to [ Whitney Houston ], there are people miles worse to be compared to, but if you really listen there's a difference. People all of a sudden just see me and hear me having hit records and it seems to have come out of the blue. But really I have been working towards this my whole life, and this is what I say when people say I haven't paid my dues.

What I write is all from my imagination. Fact is, I haven't had time to experience all that, but that doesn't mean to say that I don't write from the heart, because I do. I put myself in other women's shoes, I can feel their pain and joy when I think about it. It's all the same, we're all women. There's never been anything else in my life that inspired me at all. It's crazy, but I've always loved music and I've always known this was what I wanted to do. I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a singer. Someone said I never paid any dues. I feel my whole life was struggling, because we were poor. We were alone, we had nothing--no security. I feel I have paid my dues. I've been paying my dues all my life. [on her parents' divorce] They went through some very hard times before I was born. They had their dogs poisoned, their cars set on fire and blown up. It put a strain on their relationship that never quit. There was always this tension. They just fought all the time. I've always said that my father is half black and half Venezuelan and my mother is Irish.

But people don't understand. They can't fathom that I'm African-American, Venezuelan and Irish. And maybe there are some people out there who think a quarter Venezuelan is not a lot . . . Well, I may be only one quarter, but it's a strong quarter. There was a time when all I was allowed to do was go to gay clubs, because my quote-unquote husband was so afraid of me being around straight people. [on her glamor influences] Raquel Welch , Ursula Andress --I liked their little ensembles . . . You've got to throw Farrah Fawcett in there, too. I had the Farrah doll. She was my little style inspiration. [on her height] I don't know why, but everybody thinks that I'm short. When they see me for the first time, women are always surprised to be obliged to raise their head. I rarely go to bed before 5 or 6 am. I am a girl of the night. I hate getting up before 2 pm. And when I get up, I don't have breakfast, just a slice of pizza. I'm composing my songs in bed, because I'm getting inspired when I'm about to sink into sleep.

The night inspires me. I'd humbly like to become an inspiration to the biracial kids, who are the population of the new millennium. I'm everything and nothing at the same time: white, black and Latino. If I've managed to be accepted, the others can do it, too. I can remember when I told myself for the first time, "I'm going to be rich and famous". I was about 5 or 6. I was in my mother's car, an old green dirty car. My sister was there, too. She was humming; she was about 15, she had just gotten married because she was pregnant. We were on a supermarket parking lot, and I was looking at the wealthy people through the window; I told myself, "I am going to be a star and I'll buy all these things for us". I was the world's worst waitress. [on not wanting to have kids] I would feel violated . . . I know that's a kind of weird thing to say, but that's how I am . . . It's hard to have kids in this world. I don't think I could properly educate a child right now.

Maybe in the future, but I actually haven't thought about it. For now I enjoy my dog Jack's company. It's definitely because of childhood traumatic stuff. The whole not wanting to have a baby as a baby. Salary (1) Top 5 Mariah Carey Albums Top 5 Mariah Carey Albums By Bill Lamb Updated December 01, 2015. Mariah Carey was the top recording artist of the 90's. These five albums make up the best of her work. Mariah Carey - Daydream. Courtesy Columbia Buy from Amazon Mariah Carey introduced her fifth studio album Daydream with the single "Fantasy." Anchored by a sample from the Tom Tom Club's dance hit "Genius of Love," it became the first song by a female artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single "One Sweet Day" topped the chart for 16 weeks and remains the longest running number one hit in history. Critics praised the maturity of the music on the album. Daydream opened at #1 on the album chart and reached its sales peak during Christmas week of 1995 moving 760,000 copies in one week.

it has sold more than seven million copies in the US alone. Check Amazon rating » continue reading below our video Highest Paid Female Actors Ever Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi. Courtesy Island Buy from Amazon The Emancipation of Mimi is the album few expected to see from Mariah Carey at this point in her career. Stung by the commercial disaster of the 2001 soundtrack to the movie Glitter and her lackluster follow up Charmbracelet, Mariah Carey set to work on her comeback. Her efforts were rewarded handsomely. The single "We Belong Together" spent 14 weeks at #1 and The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey's declaration of artistic freedom, opened at #1 on the albums chart selling over 400,000 copies in its first week. It was the bestselling album of the year in 2005. It earned a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year and has sold over six million copies in the US. Check Amazon rating » Mariah Carey - Emotions. Courtesy Columbia Buy from Amazon After the massive success of her debut album, many fans and critics wondered if she could successfully produce an encore.

Mariah Carey asserted more creative control and the music on Emotions ranged more widely across genres including R&B and gospel. The title song was released as the lead single and it went straight to #1 making Mariah Carey the first artist in the US to go to #1 with her first five singles. The next single "Can't Let Go" ended the streak by only reaching #2 after Columbia pulled the single in an effort to boost sales of the album. Check Amazon rating » Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey. Courtesy Columbia Buy from Amazon This album introduced the phenomenal vocal talent of Mariah Carey. Led by the #1 smash hit single "Vision of Love," the self-titled album also went to #1 spending 11 consecutive weeks at the peak. All four singles from the album reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. That made her the first act since the Jackson 5 to go all the way to the top with her first four chart singles. The album earned a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year while "Vision of Love" earned nods for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal. This debut spent 65 consecutive weeks in the top 20 of the album chart.

Check Amazon rating » Mariah Carey - Music Box. Courtesy Columbia Buy from Amazon Mariah Carey turned to R&B songwriter and producer Babyface as well as dance music team Clivilles and Cole (of C&C Music Factory) to keep her sound contemporary on Music Box. Collaborator Walter Afanasieff also said the album was softer and more pop-oriented putting more open space in the overall sound. The album was led by the first single "Dreamlover," a #1 chart smash that incorporated influences from classic 60s soul. It was followed by the ballad "Hero" which remains one of the most inspirational of all of Mariah Carey's singles. Music Box entered the album chart at #2 and ultimately reached #1. It has sold more than seven million copies in the US alone. Check Amazon rating » Mariah Carey on Apple Music To preview a song, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to buy and download music. Biography The best-selling female performer of the 1990s and one of the most popular artists through the 2010s, Mariah Carey rose to superstardom on the strength of her stunning five-octave voice.

An elastic talent who moved easily from glossy ballads to hip-hop-inspired dance-pop, she earned frequent comparison to rivals Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, but did them both one better by co-writing almost all her material. Like all artists with lengthy periods in the mainstream spotlight, Carey experienced creative and commercial lulls, yet each one of her proper studio albums peaked within the Top Five of the Billboard 200. Born in Long Island, New York, on March 27, 1970, Carey moved to New York City at the age of 17 -- just one day after graduating high school -- to pursue a music career; there she befriended keyboardist Ben Margulies, with whom she began writing songs. Her big break came as a backing vocalist on a studio session with dance-pop singer Brenda K. Starr, who handed Carey's demo tape to Columbia Records head Tommy Mottola at a party. According to legend, Mottola listened to the tape in his limo while driving home that same evening, and was so immediately struck by Carey's talent that he doubled back to the party to track her down.

After signing to Columbia, Carey entered the studio to begin work on her 1990 self-titled debut LP. The heavily promoted album was a chart-topping smash, launching no less than four number one singles: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday," and "I Don't Wanna Cry." Her overnight success earned Grammy Awards as Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist, and expectations were high for Carey's follow-up, 1991's Emotions. The album did not disappoint, as the title track reached number one -- a record fifth consecutive chart-topper -- while both "Can't Let Go" and "Make It Happen" landed in the Top Five. Carey's next release was 1992's MTV Unplugged EP, which generated a number one cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There." Featured on the track was backup singer Trey Lorenz, whose appearance immediately helped him land a recording contract of his own.

In June 1993, Carey wed Mottola -- some two decades her senior -- in a headline-grabbing ceremony; months later, she released her third full-length effort, Music Box, which became her best-selling record to date. Two more singles, "Dreamlover" and "Hero," reached the top spot on the charts. Carey's first tour followed and was widely panned by critics; undaunted, she resurfaced in 1994 with a holiday release titled Merry Christmas, scoring a seasonal smash with "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Released in 1995, Daydream reflected a new artistic maturity; the first single, "Fantasy," debuted at number one, making Carey the first female artist and just the second performer ever to accomplish the feat. The follow-up, "One Sweet Day" -- a collaboration with Boyz II Men -- repeated the trick, and remained lodged at the top of the charts for a record 16 weeks. After separating from Mottola, Carey returned in 1997 with Butterfly, another staggering success and her most hip-hop-flavored recording to date.

#1's -- a collection featuring her 13 previous chart-topping singles as well as "The Prince of Egypt (When You Believe)," a duet with Whitney Houston effectively pairing the two most successful female recording artists in pop history -- followed late the next year. With "Heartbreaker," the first single from her 1999 album Rainbow, Carey became the first artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s; the record also pushed her ahead of the Beatles as the artist with the most cumulative weeks spent atop the Hot 100 singles chart. However, the early 2000s weren't as kind to Carey. After signing an $80 million deal in 2001 with Virgin -- the biggest record contract ever -- she hit a bumpy patch culminating in the release of the poorly received movie Glitter and its attendant soundtrack (which was also her Virgin Records debut). Despite poor reviews and ticket sales, the Glitter soundtrack eventually went platinum. Following these setbacks, Virgin and Carey parted ways early in 2002, with the label paying her $28 million.

That spring, she found a new home with Island/Def Jam, where she set up her own label, MonarC Music. In December, she released her ninth album, Charmbracelet, her first proper studio album to go merely platinum rather than multi-platinum. The Emancipation of Mimi, her most successful work in years, appeared in 2005. It climbed to multi-platinum status and earned Carey three Grammy Awards -- Best Contemporary R&B Album and, for the single "We Belong Together," Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song -- thus restoring her status as a megastar. Two weeks before the release of her subsequent album, 2008's E=MC2, Carey scored her 18th number one hit with "Touch My Body," a feat that pushed her into second place (past Elvis, no less) among all artists with the most chart-topping singles. Although that hit song, along with the late April news that she had married Nick Cannon, kept her in the spotlight that year, the remainder of the album's spinoffs weren't nearly as successful; only "Bye Bye" managed to scrape the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Carey went back to work fairly quickly, however, and in 2009, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel -- featuring collaborations with the-Dream as well as a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" -- became her 12th studio album. Despite some positive reviews, it was her least successful studio album; only one of its singles, "Obsessed," reached the Top Ten. The following year, Carey released her second Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You. She gave birth to twins in 2011, and within a year she was performing again and judged the 12th season of American Idol. The Miguel collaboration "#Beautiful," the lead single to her next album, was released in 2013 and went platinum. Me. I Am Mariah: The Elusive Chanteuse, her first album for Def Jam, followed in 2014, and reached number two on the album charts. ~ Jason Ankeny Top Albums

Question: What was the title of Mariah Carey's debut single, which was a top ten hit in the UK and a number one in the USA?
Answer: Vision Of Love